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It’s time….The Waste Minimisation Act 2008 (the Act) requires all Councils to review our Waste Minimisation and Management Plan (the Plan) every six years. The Plan helps us comply with the law and (importantly) access waste levy funding from the Government that we can spend right here, in our community to achieve waste minimisation.
As part of this review Council also had to first complete a Waste Assessment Report, taking a good look at waste services (private, Council and community-led) and infrastructure. It considered future demand, Government policy implications, carbon impacts, specific waste types and potential opportunities.
It’s a riveting read - check it out here! - Waipa Waste Assesment 2022
Thanks to your feedback, we now have a plan to minimise and manage waste across the Waipā district over the next six years.
We heard from over 350 of you through our consultation form, our pop up events, our social visits and on Facebook. We asked for your feedback on the six main issues and here are the results.
To read the full report, you can do that here: Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2023-2029
Our vision: Building zero waste and sustainable communities
The Waipā Waste Strategy provides us with a longer-term view of waste management and minimisation activities over the next 18 years.
The aim is to change attitudes to waste in Waipā by:
This strategy will guide the next three waste management and minimisation plans. Each plan will build on the previous until we have all the processes in place to embrace a circular economy where resources naturally flow back into production and reuse.